diff --git a/src/common/kernel/order.c b/src/common/kernel/order.c
index 43de741b4..630708770 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/order.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/order.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ get_command(const order * ord, char * sbuffer, size_t size)
           ++size;
           --bufp;
         }
-        memcpy(bufp+1, "[...]", 5); /* TODO: make sure this only happens in eval_command */
+        memcpy(bufp+1, "[...]", 6); /* TODO: make sure this only happens in eval_command */
         bufp += 6;
       }
     }